Tag: Threat Modeling

  • Automated, Jurisdictionally Independent DNS & Certificates in RemoteRails

    Automated, Jurisdictionally Independent DNS & Certificates in RemoteRails

    When evaluating an appliance-based solution for a self-hosted office and communications stack, technical buyers consistently prioritize two non-negotiable requirements: robust security and operational simplicity. At RemoteRails, we recognize that managing TLS certificates and DNS challenges is often the most complex aspect of deploying a self-hosted infrastructure. To address this, the RemoteRails architecture provides two distinct, automated pathways for…

  • Beyond the Walled Garden: Why Matrix and Sovereign Infrastructure Outpace Signal in the Chat Control Era

    Beyond the Walled Garden: Why Matrix and Sovereign Infrastructure Outpace Signal in the Chat Control Era

    For over a decade, enterprise security teams and civil society organizations have looked to Signal as the foundation for secure messaging technology also used in WhatsApp and Google RCS chats. In 2015, the threat model was defined by passive, over-the-air dragnet surveillance. Against that specific network-layer threat, Signal’s implementation of the Double Ratchet protocol over…

  • Defending the Digital Press: Architectural Blueprints for Takedown-Resistant Media Infrastructure

    Defending the Digital Press: Architectural Blueprints for Takedown-Resistant Media Infrastructure

    For independent journalists, human rights NGOs, and activist collectives, publishing truth to power carries asymmetric structural risks. When a powerful entity wants to silence a critical report or disrupt an investigative archive, they rarely start with a courtroom. They weaponize the internet’s underlying infrastructure. A malicious actor will routinely file fraudulent, automated abuse notifications directly…